Context: I’m not sure if you’ve read my previous post, but WhatsApp Business has been blocking my account (for 6–8 hours, then I manage to recover it) during peak work seasons. I receive around 400 messages over a period of 3 weeks to 1 month.
This is a WhatsApp account I’ve been working with for over 6 years, and I’m genuinely afraid of losing it—because if I lose it, I’d lose my entire business.
I know, it’s time to make a change and have “my own platform” so my business can be more secure.
I’ve considered two alternatives:
1. WhatsApp API, and
2. A website that functions similarly to WhatsApp Business.
Option #2 is risky. The thing is, people who want to purchase a service usually don’t want to go through any kind of registration process (even the shortest one) out of laziness. That’s just a theory I have—I haven’t tested it yet—but I’m afraid of losing clients because of it.
So I’ve decided to first try WhatsApp API, since WhatsApp is an app we all have, and it’s very practical—especially when it comes to notifications. People are always checking WhatsApp, unlike a website.
The reason I’m writing this here is the following: I do academic work. I complete assignments for people who don’t have time to do their university work (because they have to work, because their professor doesn’t explain well, or simply because they don’t feel like doing it). I know, it’s not the most ethical thing—but it ends up being really helpful for people who genuinely want to learn from the work we do.
And here’s the sensitive part: according to WhatsApp API policies, my account could be taken down, even after it’s been created (this is something I asked Geminy about).
Obviously, when registering the account and everything else, I would present it as “academic tutoring,” because if I say outright that we do other people’s assignments, I won’t be accepted. I already have a website and everything, where I present myself as an “academic tutoring” service—kind of like a front.
My biggest fear is this: starting to use WhatsApp API, building everything up over a year, and then suddenly having the account taken down. I’d lose all my progress, my clients, everything.
So here’s my question:
Is it really that risky to use the WhatsApp API for doing academic assignments?
Can they really figure out what I do in the long run?
A friend of mine is charging me around $350 to help me set up the API, documentation, etc. He’s trustworthy and says he’s helped launch over 60 API accounts. But what really tempts me to pay him is that I’ll be able to ask him for help in case any issues come up related to all the things I just mentioned—because I feel like setting up the API itself isn’t that complicated.
My biggest concern is not knowing how to handle future problems that might arise with the API.
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